Hunger Cry Vs. Sleep Cry
Hunger Cry vs. Sleep Cry — Identifying What Your Baby Really Needs Your baby’s wail wakes you from your nap, and you rush to attend to them. What does their cry mean this time? Interpreting it can be tricky, but a few helpful hints can help you decipher the meaning. Why Do Babies […]
Food Play For Picky Eaters
Why Letting Your Child Play with Their Food Might Be the Secret to Picky Eating . . . For generations, parents have told their kids, “Don’t play with your food!” But what if that well-meaning advice is actually holding your child back from developing a healthy relationship with eating? As a mom of […]
Learning – Passion or Skill?
Learning – Passion or Skill? (and what else matters?) Is learning about following one’s passions, or is it a skill that develops over time with practice and hard work? The answer to this question may lie in the view that passion and skill are both important for children to broaden their intelligence and […]
Sensory Play for Toddlers
Sensory Play Ideas to Strengthen Early Learning in Toddlers Helping your toddler build early learning and language skills is essential, but for many parents, finding ways to make learning both easy and fun can be a challenge. Sensory play activities and play-based learning offer an engaging solution, sparking curiosity and delighting young minds while […]
Thumb-Sucking in Childhood Development: What’s Good, Bad and Normal
Thumb-sucking is an incredibly common childhood habit. However, many first-time parents wonder if it should be a concern. Here’s what thumb-sucking means for your child’s development and how you can support healthy habits. Why Thumb-Sucking Happens Most infants display non-nutritive habits like sucking their thumbs, fingers, or pacifiers from birth. In fact, up […]
First Year Developmental Milestones and Physical Development
Empower your parenting journey with insights from the Primrose Schools: first-year developmental milestones and physical development. A child’s first five years are a crucial period in their development. During this time, they’re learning and growing by leaps and bounds, and we can see that progress right before our eyes every day. Take physical development, […]